- Date
- August 30, 1968
- Place
- Itta Bena, MS · ITTA BENA, MS
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9125RLuscombe 8E
- Status
- Completed · report October 18, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 108926
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2837 68/8/30 ITTA BENA,MISS LUSCOMBE 8E CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 27, 200 TIME - 1830 N9125R PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING REMARKS- CHECKING FOR BLACKBIRDS IN RICE FLD. CAUGHT WING IN CROP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9125R
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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